C’River Police Command Warns Against Planned Protest
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Godwin AJOM, Calabar
Cross River State Police Command has warned those attempting to incite young people in the state to embark on a second ENDSARs protest to desist from it or be ready to face the full weight of the law.
The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Irene Ugbo, while giving an assurance that the police will ensure utmost professionalism on the part of their officers, in the discharge of their duties explained that, “have received several reports, with strong indications of incitement on young people in the state to carry out a second protest against the Nigerian police in the state.”
The PPRO consequently warned that the command will not fold their arms and watch hoodlums take a second advantage of the people as anyone caught will be made to face the full weight of the law
According to her, “we received a distress calls about an ongoing robbery in a particular location along MCC, Highway and Ikot Ansa our tactical unit responded immediately, in the same vein some young men numbering about five were seen in a vehicle they claimed their car was bad and could not start, our men decided to take them in because they discovered nothing was actually wrong with their vehicle.
“Perhaps, it was an electrical fault, because the said vehicle was driven and not towed to the Command office of the tactical unit, as intelligent officers they decided to delay them in a bid to allow other units on patrol comb the areas where the report incident was reported
“Also the said location has a lot of banks, we are on red alert following incidents of bullion van, bank robbery that has become incessant in some parts of the country, so any suspicious move must be checked, apart from that there was a distress call from the exact location they were picked up from.
“We want to use this medium to warm those who want to use this avenue as an opportunity to carry out a second EndSars protest to beware, we are at alert, anyone caught will face the full weight of the law, we are also mindful that law abiding citizens have rights and they must be protected, we therefore implore anyone who feel his rights were violated to approach my office accordingly.
“We will not allow a second Endsars protest inn Calabar or any part of the state, never again. We also want to assure the public that our offices and men will always conduct themselves in the utmost professional manner, no officer would be allowed to molest, harass or brutalize anyone on CP Aminu Alhassan’s watch.” she said.
